Trinamul MPs opposed the government’s twin strikes on Jammu and Kashmir in both Houses of Parliament but their walkout before the Rajya Sabha voted on the reorganisation bill raised questions.
Earlier, in a passionate speech in the Rajya Sabha, Trinamul MP and spokesperson Derek O’Brien had described the government’s decisions as “constitutional immorality” and “procedural hara-kiri”.
“The Right wing is calling this ‘the Final Solution’! What does that mean? In 1942, this was the code name for the Nazi plan for genocide, to murder the Jews,” O’Brien said.
His party colleague Sudip Bandyopadhyay demanded a discussion in the Lok Sabha on the reorganisation bill.